Potty Bob 1's Edible Backyard

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I have a large suburban block in Pottsville nsw , local soil is repurposed sand pumped in to about 1 to 1.5m deep sand then a heavy black silt bed , good for vey little .been here 10 years now , started getting very serious with the garden about 6 years ago . I have dug deep wide holes for my citrus trees , but survive mostly on raised beds and pots , and a lot of bath tubs .as of January 2019 , I have over 40 varieties of fruiting plants/trees and just over 40 edible natives plus a number of perennial veggies like artichokes and sweet potato , water chestnuts etc. , I am in the process of planting out the front yard with my bush tucker garden . I still want about 40 more plants , some are hard to get and rare . But I will prevail .

Potty Bob 1 Forum ContributionsEucalyptus - Google native nursery , Kingscliff, Burringbar, Mullumbimby. Not too far , maybe find a native tube stock nursery closer to Gold Coast? Mullumbimby will be cheapest . Also check what Daleys have . Or Paten park nursery in Brisbane ...15 days 6hrsBrown turkey no fruit - Fruity , yep , that's why my figs are all in pots now . I usually research first , however, missed this about figs . My grandad grew great figs , however I didn't learn enuff from him , grafting white mulberry to black rootstock to create the best white m..19 days 17hrsAvocado type b - Fairly sure lamb Hass will provide plenty of fruit without a pollinater, just not as much as with , plus anther tree within a 1km or so can help ...22 days 4hrsAvocados hass vs lamb hass - If you want a Maluma grafted tree , try gumtree, Kingscliff,avocado , Jack can get them . Picked up a strong grafted runt for $30 ...22 days 5hrsBrown turkey no fruit - My brown turkey , 5 years old , in the ground , no fruit , cuttings grow easy . So I have grown new plants , from cuttings , in 18 mths ,plant gave 1 fruit . Black Genoa fruited in pot first year ,and 2 times a year since . Figs like being rootbound to fr..22 days 5hrsMeluma avocado - Echinopora and Mango Mike , it may have been Duranbah ,I bought from a chap that takes the seconds and order overruns from a large commercial set up , with export and quarantine etc ..
Gumtree, avocado, Kingscliff. Try that ,if you have any problem find..48 days 13hrsPiper peppercorn - Great , you would be best with Tasmannia stipitata , known as Dorrigo Pepper , for berries you will need both a male and female, however the dried crushed leaves also taste like pepper.
The Tasmannia stipitata is a more local plant and will thrive on the..51 days 6hrsMeluma avocado - Yes , waiting to organise pick up , on zulato ( check spelling) root stock ,$30 sounds very fair ...51 days 16hrsWhich lemon tree - Myer lemon , usually grafted as a dwarf.
Pot up when required . Somtimes sold as lotsa lemons . ..52 days 18hrsAvocados hass vs lamb hass - Have any of you had experience with Meluma Avocado? Similar characteristics of lamb Hass ,but earlier fruiter . ..53 days 12hrsMeluma avocado - Has anyone had experience with this variety?
Meluma Avocado .
It's an early season fruiter and I believe similar nature to lamb Hass , smaller upright tree suitable for a large pot . Would compliment lamb Hass as lamb is a late season fruiter.
Have re..55 days 15hrsLucs garcinia availability - And will different Garcinia improve fruit set or does the fact they are different negate this possibility? Eg Lucs next to madrono etc.
Thanx..56 days 17hrsWhat is this19 - I think pearl is white , I have tried several ,( including Bob Brimsmead's favourite purple one at Tropical Fruit World ) , I think the Peruvian red is the best tasting so far .
40+ fruits a year ,as big as a large mango ,
Good luck .
The little yel..56 days 17hrsPiper peppercorn - Piper heberaceum is the native pepper vine ,or Tasmanian/Dorrigo pepper will grow fine . Tasmannia lanceolata Needs a male and female to produce pepper corns .
Otherwise you may be planting a noxious weed , the Gold Coast rivers and creeks are lined with..58 days 5hrsWhat is this19 - Looks like dragonfruit, but I have seen same that doesn't produce fruit , only flowers ( I don't know if these required cross pollination hence no fruit , but they had several plants and the flower bloomed longer than st dragonfruit).
So was it sold as ..58 days 14hrs

Potty Bob 1 has LIKED the following:Little evodia1 - Very Citrussy,waxy and aromatic but not edible.Good for aroma related uses...Liked Answer 38 days 12hrsGarcinias for sale - The rough yellow ones are del monte madrono.Humilus? I would check the validity of that name which has been erroneously applied to achachas. I9 would also check the laterifolia. Gardneriana,intermedia, braslienses, prainiana and forbesii as well as lingst..Liked Answer 38 days 12hrsLucs garcinia availability - I have grafted 2 Luc’s scions (from a tree that has had its first fruit so I’m informed from a reliable source) onto my inground Achachas and both have taken. One is pushing its second lot of leaves.
Interestingly I also grafted onto seedling Luc’s..Liked Answer 46 days 10hrsCurrant grape vine - I have all three in my kitchen: raisins, sultanas and currants, and there is no mistaking the difference.
https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-raisins-sultanas-and-currants-223285 ..Liked Answer 78 days 16hrsEggplant rootstock - The Devils Fig Solanum chrysotrichum is the largest growing of three intro species, the others used as rootstock are
Wild tobacco bush Solanum mauritianum, and Pea eggplant Solanum torvum.
All are weeds, however they also act as pioneer species on distu..Liked Answer 85 days 14hrsApricots in brisbane - I would only try the Cot-n-Candy aprium (mostly apricot hybrid) from Flemings which you should be able to find. You could also graft on at a later date a low chill selection of Blenheim/Royal known as the 'Kingston Royal'. This would be great for cross po..Liked Answer 96 days 7hrsRare fruit council advice dry tropics permaculture - I came across this rare fruit council page, I like it. It's for Townsville but also relevant for the subtropics I think.
PLANT SELECTION FOR A DRY TROPICS PERMACULTURE
PLANTS THAT FRUIT OVER A LONG SEASON
Carambola, Star apple, Sapodilla, Paw Paw..Liked Answer 96 days 8hrsTransplanting fruit trees - I just killed a large achacha by removing it.
But i learned from it..here we can buy huge fruiting tree's in a 80 liter pot.
It takes many weeks preparation.
You first make a circle about the rootball you want to get...not too large because that's ..Liked Answer 97 days 11hrsDragon fruit rot spreading help - I get a similar rot in prolonged wet weather. If it is on a branch I just prune it off. If its on the trunk scoop it out with a plastic spoon and let it dry out. The vascular core is usually uneffected and the plant recovers fine. My condor lost all the g..Liked Answer 100 days 16hrsFeijoa not fruiting - However, if you want a better results watch the link below. Cheers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tucIAxQ8kGg..Liked Answer 114 days 14hrsTree killing poison - Hi Julie,
Another way to make the tree look like it's died from phytophthora root rot, is to find and cut the roots off (on your side), and wrap a rag around the cut off root(s), soak the rag in neat roundup, then place a can over the rag, then fill the..Liked Answer 115 days 6hrs

Comments: - this should be a good variety, fairly popular. Have not tried the fruit of sapodilla yet ,sounds interesting. Will be a few years till I try this one . Will try tropical fruit world to try the fruit .

Comments: - Love this fruit but it has proven hard for me to get much of it from my tree ,, have a 4 stem trunk keep it pruned , in a 250l pot plenty of water and love , black spot last 2 years , and only one fruit this year , on top of the black spot now , will fertilise more next year and keep up the spray .

Planted: 2012

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Pest Control: spray Eco oil and fugal spray

Question: how to get more fruit , thinking getting another variety to cross pollinate . Will this work ?

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Comments: - I have a few different varieties of this tasty unique fruit , still want more plants , grew a huge purple variety that tasted tupsy , prefer the medium size ones , smaller plants . They are very prickly .

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 15 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Bark and leaf mulch

Organic Status:Organic

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Comments: - As good as a cherry tree , smaller and more tropic resistant . ! did not like the 40l pot much , produced fruit as soon as it went in the ground. This will do me till I get my dwarf low chill cherry trees happening .

Comments: - Alpine strawberries ,the original strawberry . Taser a little more like a raspberry and strawberry cross , very small ,but grow on mass and they are worth it . Grown from Yates seed from Coles . Had them for years .

Comments: - Lovely little plant with fragrant leaves , used for Asian dishes , I make a tres lechte Pandan cake from the web , yummy . Pandan is the green flavoured soy milk you see in Asian supply shops , and Pandan soft tofu as a desert . Use the leaves as a wrap for any foods to impart flavour , I'm told Pandan chicken is popular ( but don't tell my girls) .and its native in NQ .

Love these yummy flowers , love stewing with Apple and rhubarb . I grow about 6 a year in large self watering pots , because they are thirsty . I use the root mat afterwards to line my hanging pots . One day will grow extra and try jam.

Comments: - Wife loves them , this will be first year of fruit , plenty have set and are getting fat , I hand pollinated this year to guarantee a crop as all flowers dropped off last year ,this is the 3rd year of flowering . Growing in 85l pots 2 plants to cross pollinate .

Fruiting Months April

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: Prone to fruit fly . Bio oil and fly traps

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Comments: - Not as good as black my Genoa fig , although my turkey cuttings are bearing fruit this year , have a tree at3m in the ground , has never fruited ,now 5 years old , the cuttings I have in pots are now productive , figs grow better in pots! Will dig out the big tree and stick to potted figs .

Fruiting Months January

Height 3 metres

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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i have one growing along the chicken coup fence and another grows on a 10 ft support post ,like a tree , next time I will use an old bicycle tyre rim to help support the top branches . Also have yellow pitaya ,smaller and sweeter but much less prolific.

Fruiting Months April

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: somtimes gets a browny rust that can turn to goop and leaves a hole in the plant , otherwise tough as.

Comments: - Growing mainly from self seeding now . Yummy little berry in a cute little cape .everyone loves them and fairly easy to grow , grows from cutting or seed . Prone to same things as most solanaise .

Comments: - Best tasting fruit , close to mangosteen , can't have mangosteen here as its tropical only . Planted from seed , has big taproot , twice size of plant top. Needs deep hole with mulch etc. slow to grow 2.5 years for 10 inches , now in ground

Mine is from diggers and is a narrower rather thane globe purple artichoke .

very spikey , needs lots of water , not sure how long I will keep this artichoke as the green ones are less spikey . Easy to strike from pups . Nice flavour , left one to flower , beautiful electric blue bloom .